Milk-pail holder.



T. N. OIUM.

MILK PAIL HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 3, 190a.

Patented May 25, 1909.

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' MILK-PAIL HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 25, 1909.

Application filed September 3, 1908. Serial No. 451,623.

To all whom it may ,concern: Be it known that I, Tnoivms N. OIUM,"

citizen of the United States, residing at Lise bon, in the county of Ransom and State of North Dakota, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Milk-Pail Holders; and I do declare the following to bee full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a milk pail holder particularly, designed for holding milk pails 1n a convenientposition on thekneesof a person during the milking operation.

One of the objects of the invention is the production of a simple device provided with a ail with a supporting portion, and a plura ity of arms arranged to rest on the knees of a person in such a manner that a pail may be conveniently supported upon the persons knees without any conscious eliort or exertion on the part of the person.

Another object of this invention is the production of a milking pail holder provided with a milk pail supporting portion arranged to loosely grip the sides of a milk pail, and having a plurality of knee engaging arms.

, A still further object of this invention is the production of a milk pail holder having its body portion formed of a single piece of material provided with a supporting portion holder applied to a arranged to grip the sides of a milk pail.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims. In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved milk ail persons knees, and i 2 is a similar view t ereof slightly enlarge In the drawings the numerals 1 and 2 designate a plura ity of ail on aging portions bent in the arc of a circle an connectedtogether by upwardly extending curved arms 3 and 4 which are formed with the portions 1 and 2.

My im roved milk pail holder is referably formedo one'pie'ce of wiremateria bytaking a link of wire and bending the middle ortion thereof so as to form thepor-tion 1, an bending said wire upwardly soas to form one part of the arms 3 and 4, and bending the wire oi the arms 3 and 4 an ends of said wire inthe arc of a circle so as to form the portion 2, and twisting the ex- 't'remities of said, wires together thereby completing the body portion of my holder. The arms 3 and 4 may be twisted from the body portion and are preferably spaced apart at 5, where they connect with the portions 1 and 2, and at thesepoints they are provided the arms 3 and 4 and adapted ,to' draw the portions 1 and 2 toward each other so that said ortions will resiliently, grip the sidesof a mil pail.

4 a person s knees by p acing the curved arms of the knees and then passing the milk pail tions 1 and 2. The

dition upon the nees of a person so that milking operation exclusively. hen su moved without danger of spilling the contents of the milk pail.

a persons legs by placing it between the and squeezing the same together, and as the pail would become seated on the ankles of the person with consequent discomfiture. With my improved device the milking eration is facilitated and the contents. of .milk pail-protected against accidental spilll rom the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying draw ings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

LMy im roved milk ail holder is applied to 3 anda across the knees so that the portions 1- and 2 will depend from the arms centrally through, the opening embraced -.by the pore;

ortions 1 and 2will, gri the sides of a milk pail andwill nor-.- ma ly engage the upper rim of the milk pail reason of the springs 6 my,

Heretofore ithasbeen the custom to support a milk pail uponlags pail would be filled the bottom rim of'the 160 I. upon itself so as to com lets the formation then bending the v with springs 6, which are intertwisted with support t e milk ail m an empty or full consaid person may devote his energies to the ported on the knees the persons feet may e Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to Without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of-this invention as de'lined in the supporting portion and extending in opposite directions therefroml 2. A; milk pail support comprising a ])l1l rality of pail gripping portions, resilient means for bringing the pail ei'igaging portions toward each other, and a plurality of curved knee engaging arms extending in. opposite directions from the pail engaging portions.

A mill-z pail support formed of a single piece of material provided with oppositely ent pail engaging portions, and a plurality of curved knee engaging arms extending in opposite directions tl'ierel'rom, and means for causing the )ail engaging portions to grip the sides of the milk pail.

4. A self-adjusting milk pail support havn site directions therefrom,

5. A self-adjusting milk pail support provided with pail gripping portions and expansible knee arms connecting the pail gripping )ortions.

e knee engaging arms extending in oppo 6. A se f-ad'usting milk pail sup ort comprising pail gripping portions an resilient means connected with said pail gripping portions for causingthe same to automatically grip the sides of a pail.

7. A self-ad: lsting milk pail support comrising pail gripping portions, expansible nice arms for connecting the pail gri ping portions and resilient means conn'eete with 8. A self-adjusting milk .pail sup port provided with'pail gripping portions, ex musible knee arms for connecting the pai gripping portions and springs connected to the pail gripping'portions and adapted to hold said portions tov'vard each other.

In testimony whereofI have hereunto set my hand in presence ofitwo subscribing witnesses.

. THOMAS N. ()IUM.

Witnesses: i

N. BERG,

the pail gripping portions.

l B. MeLA'UenLIN 

